What are the styles of rural tombstones?

Tomb type 1: vertical small art tombstone;

Traditional tombstones in China are basically vertical. Even if the size of the tombstone is limited to a height of less than 0.8 meters and an area of 0.5 square meters, the vertical tombstone is still the most psychologically recognized by China people. Suitable for burial, cremation and other burial methods. However, due to the limitations of these sizes, the tomb type of vertical tombstones is often simpler and clearer. Different from traditional tombstones or luxurious artistic tombstones, it no longer has many components, including the top of the monument, steps and railings, but is simplified into two parts: the main monument and the base.

In order to ensure the artistic and cultural value of the simplified vertical tombstone, the main tombstone is no longer a regular square monument, but is designed into various irregular shapes with individuality and artistry, and is carved with exquisite and subtle decorative patterns.

Tomb type 2: horizontal small ecological tombstone

Most of the new ecological tombstones are horizontal tombstones, which are suitable for tree burial, grass burial, flower bed burial and other ecological burial methods. The area and height of the new ecological tombstone are much lower than that of the vertical small art tombstone, which is more ecological and land-saving. The tombstone of this small horizontal ecological tombstone is very simple. A highly polished plaque, often lying flat on the grass, engraved with the identity information of the deceased, can mark the resting place of the deceased.

However, with the improvement of modern people's aesthetic level, the ecological tombstone made of only an ordinary stone tablet is too monotonous, and if the whole tomb area is the same simple and flat ecological tombstone, it is very inconvenient for future generations to find it when they come to pay homage. Therefore, the exquisite art of horizontal small ecological tombstones became popular. It integrates the personal symbols of the deceased through various carving decorations, which increases the artistic aesthetic value of the tombstone and makes it more recognizable.

Tomb type 3: small wall tombstone

The small wall tombstone, namely the wall burial monument, is a unique small tombstone suitable for wall burial. Because this tombstone is embedded in the grid of the wall burial wall as an inscription to seal the urn, its tombstone shape is basically the same as the grid of the wall burial wall. Restricted by this, people will carve one or two meaningful epitaphs on the wall-buried tombstones and carve some exquisite decorative patterns to increase their artistic value and cultural connotation.

Generally speaking, there are three types of extended information tombstones:

First, the name monument, that is, the front of the tombstone is marked with the owner's name, the name of the person who built the monument, and the time when the monument was built. And there is no text on the back of the tombstone;

The second is the inscription tablet, that is, the life story of the owner of the tomb is engraved on the front of the tombstone, and the person who erected the monument on the back of the tombstone has also signed it directly on the front;

The third is a dual-purpose monument, that is, the front of the tombstone is marked with the owner's name, the name of the person who built the monument, and the time when the monument was built. The back of the tombstone is engraved with the owner's life and career virtues.